Elgin, Kansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elgin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast31%—89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——92°74°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——93°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——90°68°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%0.01″99°75°+9°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle31%—98°71°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle35%—95°70°-3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Elgin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Elgin
- Sun89°69°31%
- Mon92°74°4%
- Tue93°72°0%
- Wed90°68°2%
- Thu99°75°17%
- Fri98°71°31%
- Sat95°70°35%
- Sun94°73°11%
- Mon97°75°5%
- Tue96°78°2%
- Wed96°76°4%
- Thu99°75°10%
- Fri100°76°19%
- Sat93°70°13%
- Sun90°71°14%
- Mon95°71°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
ZIP codes in Elgin
- 67361